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Maintenance/Repair: Source of help for seniors to improve or maintain their residence, appliances, etc.
Material Aid: Aid in the form of cash, goods or material items (i.e. clothes, food, physical products, etc.).
Medicaid: Sources of information about Medicaid services such as eligibility, claims and application procedures. Medicaid provides payment for hospital and medical services to low income people.
Medical Alert Jewelry: Jewelry that depicts a medical condition or impairment. The jewelry can be in the form of bracelets or necklaces. (examples include: safe return information for Alzheimer's sufferers who wander, medication information, allergies, health conditions, etc.)
Medical Supplies: Programs or organizations who help pay the costs of medical supplies or who provide medical supplies at a reduced cost.
Medicare: Services that help people with information about and access to the national social health care program for older people. All U.S. citizens aged 65 and older are eligible.
Medication System: Device that distributes the proper dosage of medications at a specified time. Most systems use an alarm, bell or other sound to notify the recipient that it is time to take their medicine. Some systems notify recipients through their television screen or computer.
Memory Loss: An organization providing information about memory loss to the general public. Also included are organizations that provide services to people with memory loss and/or their families.
